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HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

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Nepobaby boss unjustly fires an irreplaceable employee 5 days before Christmas, then justice is served when the company goes bankrupt: ‘[I’m] living a fantasy'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Cybersecurity startup fires intern for secretly bypassing safeguards in live production systems “to think like an attacker,” sparking debate over whether termination was too harsh

Cybersecurity startup fires intern for secretly bypassing safeguards in live production systems “to think like an attacker,” sparking debate over whether termination was too harsh: ‘letting it slide would’ve sent the wrong message about security culture’

Employee ends lease and sells furniture after accepting a promotion taking him 2,000 miles away, severals week before the move company cancels everything: ‘[I'm] about to be homeless…'

Employee ends lease and sells furniture after accepting a promotion taking him 2,000 miles away, severals week before the move company cancels everything: ‘[I'm] about to be homeless…'

Elna McHilderson

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New CFO fires head IT guy and replaces him with incompetent nephew, company's system malfunctions sooner thereafter: 'Pam was gone within a month'

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Boss throws extravagant Christmas party after round of layoffs, then posts about it on social media: 'It was quite inconsiderate on their part'

HR demands employee quit their job after they submit a 79-page report about entitled boss's lack of management, which HR claims lacks proof: ‘I’m talking to a lawyer’

HR demands employee quit their job after they submit a 79-page report about entitled boss's lack of management, which HR claims lacks proof: ‘I’m talking to a lawyer’

Employee forced to work all night to cover for coworker after he lies about completing their project, they report him to their boss: ‘He got a formal written warning’

Employee forced to work all night to cover for coworker after he lies about completing their project, they report him to their boss: ‘He got a formal written warning’

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15+ Employees who got fired for odd reasons: '[He] fired both me and my boss on the spot'

Boss fires employee on sick leave after they refuse to answer her calls, then claims the employee resigned on their own: ‘You shouldn't come to work again’

Boss fires employee on sick leave after they refuse to answer her calls, then claims the employee resigned on their own: ‘You shouldn't come to work again’

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Entitled coworker tries to steal employee's intern to sabotage an upcoming work project: 'I’m not going to lie down and let this happen'

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Boss overloads employee with work to try to get him to quit, he confronts her directly: 'If you want me gone, you'll have to fire me and pay my severance'

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'Everything's down, like everything, the whole system crashed': Computer tech paid $85,000 to save the company after a smug boss fires him, implodes the client database, and begs him to fix it

Jesse Kessenheimer

Years after a turbulent firing, former employee’s warning to HR leads company to cut major partnership with nonprofit that let her go

Years after a turbulent firing, former employee’s warning to HR leads company to cut major partnership with nonprofit that let her go: 'I did not spare any details'

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15+ Employees who were fired on the spot: 'He lost a $100k+ job for stealing eggs'

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Boss spends 3 months trying to get employee fired, now can't stop calling him for help: 'The nerve of some people!'

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Diner gets charged $8 for cup of water by insistent waitress: 'If the waitress doesn't remove it... she will get the manager involved'

Diner gets charged $8 for cup of water by insistent waitress: 'If the waitress doesn't remove it... she will get the manager involved'

HOA resident becomes HOA president and disbands their association: ‘What a time to be alive’

HOA resident becomes HOA president and disbands their association: ‘What a time to be alive’

Worker describes their frustration at their coworkers who refuse to take time off even during their vacations, creating a culture where everyone is expected to be constantly connected: '[They have] zero boundaries with work life balance'

Worker describes their frustration at their coworkers who refuse to take time off even during their vacations, creating a culture where everyone is expected to be constantly connected: '[They have] zero boundaries with work life balance'

HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

Update: Entitled woman texts a "list of requirements" to no-contact sister-in-law, demanding to stay at her home on her birthday: 'You are not staying at my house. You are not invited'

Update: Entitled woman texts a "list of requirements" to no-contact sister-in-law, demanding to stay at her home on her birthday: 'You are not staying at my house. You are not invited'

Marketing employee calls out coworker for taking credit for their work, HR and CEO refuse to do anything about it: 'I want to quit on the spot'

Marketing employee calls out coworker for taking credit for their work, HR and CEO refuse to do anything about it: 'I want to quit on the spot'

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